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“ATTENTION! You are illegally mining on a planet owned by the Galax Mining Corporation! Within this message is encoded the property license information. The Galax Mining Corporation is a protected entity within Consortium space; you are illegally squatting and extracting Azurium deposits purchased and legally protected by a Consortium Corporation. You will cease immediately and leave this space.”
Your mining foreman and administrator of the tiny colony is overwhelmed and doesn't know what to do, simply relaying the message back to Hegemonic Control and letting the authority take over. That's where you come in.
<span class="mu-b">”Can't you see the signal beacon? This is a rightful Hegemony Colony; we were here first.”</span>
“The “Hegemony” is not a recognized political or business entity. You are illegally squatting on private property. Leave immediately. The Galax Mining Corporation will be accompanied by Consortium security forces. You will be expelled by force if you do not comply. No further replies will be sent, and this probe will repeat this message until you comply.” The probe replies instantly, unblinkingly.
<span class="mu-b">”Threes, could you hack this probe and make it blow itself up, please? I'm tired of this.”</span>
“May I do it with pleasure, Sir?”
<span class="mu-b">”You may.”</span>
<span class="mu-s">*KABOOM!*</span>
So that's the way it's going to be, huh? It seems the Consortium, not recognizing your nationhood underneath the worms and their influence, is muscling in on your territory. It's obvious that they knew you were here- this colony was taken and established under Wrix, they had to have seen your signals broadcasting your ownership. This wasn't a secret colony, like the way the Esaal tried it in Baalathi space. They know you are here and are simply ignoring it.
The trouble is, you can't exactly just leave this colony. This is where you are mining much needed <span class="mu-i">Azurium</span> for the great city project- your current long term empire goal. You <span class="mu-i">can't</span> lose this colony. What are you going to do?
>Set a trap for them; including your new Stealth-Crusiers
>Make a show of force to scare them away
>Place a token guard as to not weaken your position elsewhere; in case this is a trap
